On Thinking the Human: Resolutions of Difficult Notions

by Robert W. Jenson

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Since Socrates, the effort to understand ourselves precisely as human has been the central occupation of Western thought. In this short, profound book Robert W. Jenson argues that not only are all philosophical attempts to accurately think the self doomed to failure, but also that the category "human" is unthinkable without reference to God.

As Jenson says at the outset of the book, "our anthropological endeavors are at once impelled...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802821146

ISBN13:9780802821140

Release Date:July 2003

Publisher:William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company

Length:86 Pages

Weight:0.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Related Subjects

Christian Books & Bibles Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality Social Science Social Sciences Theology

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